How to convert hours to seconds

To convert an amount from hours to seconds, you just need to multiply the amount by 3600.

How to convert seconds to hours

To convert an amount from seconds to hours, you just need to divide the amount by 3600.

Examples

Example 1) Convert 3 hours into seconds.

To convert 3 hours into seconds, we need to multiply the amount by 3600.

3 x 3600 = 10800.

So 3 hours = 10800 seconds.

Example 2) Convert 6 hours 20 minutes into seconds.

To convert from hours into seconds, we need to multiply by 3600.

6 x 3600 = 21600

To convert from minutes to seconds, we need to multipy by 60.

20 x 60 = 1200

Now add them together: 21600 + 1200 = 22800

So 6 hours 20 minutes = 22800 seconds.

Common Conversions Facts hours to seconds

Here are some a few quick simple conversion facts from hours to seconds.

1 minute = 60 seconds

1 hour = 60 minutes

1 hour = 3600 seconds

12 hours = 720 minutes

12 hours = 43,200 seconds

1 day = 24 hours = 1440 minutes

1 day = 24 hours = 86,400 seconds

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